IBEC calls for focus on jobs

Employers group IBEC has called on the Government to renew its focus on jobs and confidence in the domestic economy following publication of the results of the CSO survey on household cutbacks.

IBEC warned that a significant number of new jobs will not be created until the domestic economy returns to growth.

Commenting on the CSO findings, IBEC senior economist Reetta Suonperä said the extent to which people had been affected by the economic downturn was unsurprising, particularly in how it had affected unemployed people most severely.